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'An outstanding collection of stories about contemporary aboriginal life in urban and rural Western Australia. These humorous and bleak tales focus upon young men attempting to break free from the cycle of poverty and despair.'(Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: To Mum and Jack Davis - both of whom encouraged my writing in the difficult early years
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Going Home, single work short story (p. 1-11)
- The Boxer, single work short story (p. 12-37)
- Johnny Blue, single work short story (p. 38-43)
- Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, single work short story (p. 44-67)
- Pension Day, single work short story (p. 68-73)
- One Hot Night, single work short story (p. 74-92)
- Herbie, single work short story (p. 93-99)
- Violet Crumble, single work short story (p. 100-130)
- Fish and Chips, single work short story (p. 131-135)
- Cooley, single work novella (p. 136-213)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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A World of Black and White
2002
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Age , 26 June 2002; (p. 7) -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 3 2001; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Going Home : Stories 1986 selected work short story novella - y Archie Weller's Going Home Insight Text Guides - Going Home; Going Home, Archie Weller Mentone : Insight Publications , 2001 6897127 2001 single work criticism
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Aboriginalities : Jack Davis and Archie Weller
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Extensions : Essays in English Studies from Shakespeare to the Spice Girls 1999; (p. 141-156) -
An Interview with Archie Weller
Janine Little
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 16 no. 2 1993; (p. 200-207)
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Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 3 2001; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Going Home : Stories 1986 selected work short story novella -
Mixed Bag of Black Writing
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 March 1991; (p. B8)
— Review of Master of the Ghost Dreaming 1991 single work novel ; Going Home : Stories 1986 selected work short story novella ; Australian Short Stories 1982 periodical (67 issues) -
Newcomers and Old Australians
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 May 1986; (p. B2)
— Review of Zooing 1986 selected work short story ; Going Home : Stories 1986 selected work short story novella ; Vernacular Dreams 1986 selected work short story -
Getting Only What You See : Over-Simple Stories
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 78 1986; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Going Home : Stories 1986 selected work short story novella -
Read This to its Bitter End
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 March 1986; (p. 30)
— Review of Going Home : Stories 1986 selected work short story novella -
'Deadly' Work : Reading the Short Fiction of Archie Weller
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 16 no. 2 1993; (p. 190-199) -
An Interview with Archie Weller
Janine Little
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 16 no. 2 1993; (p. 200-207) -
Relentless Realism : Archie Weller's 'Going Home'
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kunapipi , vol. 10 no. 1-2 1988; (p. 222-235) -
Australian Aboriginal Writing in English : The Short Story
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 4 no. 1 1990; (p. 39-45) -
Short Fiction
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 13 no. 4 1988; (p. 535-546)
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